diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 85d0cda5fbfa..8b929eeecd2d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -6075,7 +6075,6 @@ sriov:
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);
  out_release_regions:
 	pci_release_regions(pdev);
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -6123,7 +6122,6 @@ static void remove_one(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 		pci_disable_pcie_error_reporting(pdev);
 		pci_disable_device(pdev);
 		pci_release_regions(pdev);
-		pci_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 	} else
 		pci_release_regions(pdev);
 }